Electrical appliance



H. P. HASTINGS AND 1. DOSSERT.

ELECTRICAL AP LIANCE. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 24,1918.

Patented July 6, 192%.. M

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This invention has for its object a particularly simple and efficientarrangement of the conductors and binding devices of electricalappliances; and the invention con: sistsin the novel features and inthe. combinations and constructions hereinafter set forth and claimed. I

In describing this invention, reference is had to the accompanyingdrawings in which like characters same being shown as mounted upon acondu1t outlet box. i i it I i Fig. 2 1s a sect1onal v1ew on line 2-2,

Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an inverted plan view of the base of the appliance.

Figs. 4 and 5 are transverse sectional views taken on the plane of line4--5, Fig. 2, the binding device being shown in its open position inFig.4: and in its operative or closed position in Fig. 5.

Fig. 6 is an isometric view of one of the binding devices.

Fig. 7 isa plan view of one of the con ductors.

Flgs. 8 and 9 are respectively a plan and an elevation of theotherconductor.

This electrical appliance comprises generally, a base, terminals carriedby the base, conductors connected respectively to the terminals andlocated on the rear side of the base, and binding devices coacting withthe terminals and operable from the front side of the base. i

1 designates the base which is here shown as elongated in general formand formed with a lamp receptacle 2 having central and outer terminals3, 4;.

The base is also shown as provided with a reduced portion 5-at its inneror rear end which extends into the open side of a conduit outlet box 6.The base is also formed designate corresponding parts 111 all the VIEWS.

ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE.

Specification of Letters f'atent. Patgnted J l (3 1929 Applieation filed311118 24, 1918'. Serial No. 241,560.

inner end walls of the recesses and through the outer or front face ofthe base.

9 and 10 are conductor bars mounted on the rear face of the base andextending lengthwise thereof, the bars 9, 10 extending across the openrear sides of the recesses 7.

The bar 9 is connected to the central terminal 3 by means of a screw 11and the bar g lying the bar 9 or 10 and movable toward Figure 1 1s aplan-v1ewof an electrical appliance embodying our invention, the

top of the recess 7 and extending across the lower end of the passage 8.Each binding device also includes a portion which slides verticallycrosswise of the bars 9 or 10. Each binding device is in the generalform of a U-shaped clip, the portions 14 and 15 being the oppositebranches of the tJ-shaped formation and the intermediate portion beingformed with a slot 16 providing two bars which slide transversely orvertically of the bar 9 or 10. Usually the bar 9 or 10 is notched at 17for receiving the bars of the Ushaped clip and guiding the clip duringits clamping and unclamping movements.

The means for operating the binding devices comprises screws 18threading through the portions 15 of the U-shaped binding it of thebinding devices as shown in Fig.

5, and the screws are operated to move the binding devices from theposltion shown 'in Fig. 4 to that shown in Fig. 5.

Owing to the arrangement of the binding devices and the operating meanstherefor, electrical connection is readily made with the wires locatedin the conduit outlet box.

What we claim. is: i

1. An electrical appliance comprising a base having recesses openingthrough its rear face and passages opening into the inner ends of therecesses and through the outer face of the base conductors mounted onthe rear face of the base and extending across the open ends of therecesses respectively, binding devices slidable' in the recessestransversely of the conductors and having portions movable toward andfrom the outer faces of the conductors respectively, the binding devicesbeing guided by the walls of the recesses, and means extending throughsaid passages from the front side of. the base and coactingwith thebinding devices to move the same in the recesses and thereby move saidportions toward and from the conductors, substantially as and for thepurpose described.

2. Anelectrical appliance comprising a base, a conductor\ mounted on thebase,

a binding device in the form of a U-shaped clip extendingtransverselyrelatively to the conductor and'having the branches of the U-shapedformation arranged above and below the terminal and the intermediatepart thereof extending crosswise of the conductor, and a screw threadingthrough one of the branches of the U-shaped clip and abutting againstthe opposing side of the conductor, the intermediate part of the U-shaped; clip being formed with a slot thereby providing bars at oppositeends of the U-shaped clip and the conductor being formed with notchesfor receiving the bars, substantially as and for thepurpose described.

3. An electrical appliance comprising an elongated base having recessesnear its opposite ends opening through its rear face and passagesopening into the inner ends of the recesses and through the outer faceof the base, conductors mounted on the rear face of the base andextending lengthwise thereof and across the open ends of the recessesrespectively, binding devices slidahle in the recesses transversely ofthe conductors and having portions movable toward and from the outerfaces of said conductors and portions movable between the inner faces ofthe. conductor and the inner end walls of the recesses, and screwsextending into said passages and threading through the portions of thebinding devices at the inner ends of the recesses, the screws abuttingagainst the inner faces of the conductors, substantially as and for thepurpose specified.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto signed our names at Syracuse, inthe county of Onondaga, and State of New York, this 17th day of June,1918.

HAROLD P. HASTINGS. JOHN J. DOSSERT.

